By Jim Heffernan This is Arlie Hochshcild’s 9th and latest book. It was a finalist for a National Book Award. It the result of 5 years research in rural Louisiana into the…
Category: Arts
TIDES OF CHANGE CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF SERVICE TO COMMUNITY: Call for True Survivor Stories
Tides of Change is celebrating 40 years of service to survivors of domestic and sexual violence in Tillamook County. In April 2023 we will celebrate survivors and their incredible resiliency with a…
BOOK REVIEW: I’m Still Here – Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness
By Jim Heffernan This month (February) is “Black History Month” and I chose this book because it represents a different take on the black experience. The book is a memoir of a…
2023 Art for the Heart Winners Announced
The Community Celebration of the Heart and Artist Reception took place Sunday, Feb. 5, in Nehalem and launched the month-long Art for the Heart exhibit. Hosted at North Coast Recreation District (NCRD),…
TIDES OF CHANGE – 40 Years of Service to Survivors: Call for True Stories from Domestic & Sexual Violence Survivors
Tides of Change is celebrating 40 years of service to survivors of domestic and sexual violence in Tillamook County. In April 2023 we will celebrate survivors and their incredible resiliency with a…
BOOK REVIEW: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
By Jim Heffernan “For all of us, becoming indigenous to a place means living as if your children’s future mattered, to take care of the land as if our lives, both material…
Beach Debris Becomes Art: Denise Harrington and Heart of CARTM Survey a Beach, Create Art
By Don Backman “We need to lay out four transects in 100 meters of beach,” Denise Harrington told the group gathered around the edge of the bank at the edge of Manhattan…
BOOK REVIEW: Dirt Road Revival – How to rebuild rural politics and why our future depends on it
By Jim Heffernan I’m an old man, and most of the books I read are written by people as old or older than me. This book’s authors, Chloe and Canyon, are barely…
HOFFMAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS FEBRUARY GALLERY EXHIBIT FEATURES MINI-RETROSPECTIVE: JOHN R. STAHL (1937-2017), NETARTS BAY MODERNIST; Opening Reception Feb. 4th; Lecture on Stahl’s Life Feb. 18th
Large abstract paintings, etchings, block prints, monotypes, and collages compete for attention with beautifully painted watercolors that perfectly capture our shimmering coastal light. In honor of Valentine’s Day, one wall holds five…
Bay City Arts Center February Artists of the Month- Gallery Reception, Open House Feb. 3rd
Visit the Bay City Arts Center to view artwork created by local artists. Displays rotate monthly and feature a variety of art mediums. Artists of the Month Gallery Reception & Open House Matt…